Proverbs 14:8
Those who have good sense are wise, so they know what they should do and what they should not do; foolish people do not know what is right to do, but because they think that they do, they are deceiving themselves.
Translation for Translators
In The King James Version
The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way: but the folly of fools is deceit.
In Context
7Stay away from foolish people, because they will not be able to teach you anything useful.
Cross References
Psalms 111:10Revering Yahweh is the way to become wise. All those who obey his commands will know what is good for them to decide to do. We should praise him forever!
Psalms 119:34Help me to understand your laws in order that I may obey them with all my inner being.
Psalms 143:8Every morning cause me to remember that you faithfully love me, because I trust in you. I ◄pray/send my prayers up [IDM]► to you; show me what I should do.
Proverbs 8:20I always do what is righteous and just/fair.
Proverbs 12:5What righteous people want to do is to treat people fairly; what wicked people want to do is to deceive people.
Ecclesiastes 2:16Wise people and foolish people all die. And after we die, we will all eventually be forgotten [DOU].”
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 14:8
7 Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou perceivest not in him the lips of knowledge. See here, 1. How we may discern a fool and discover him, a wicked man, for he is a foolish man. If we perceive not in him the lips of knowledge, if we find there is no relish or savour of piety in his discourse, that his communication is all corrupt and corrupting, and nothing in it good and to the use of edifying, we may conclude the treasure is bad. 2. How we must decline such a one and depart from him: Go from his… Read the whole commentary →